Cleat fastening device for boxes



May 28, 194-0. J, WEBB 2,202,545

.CLEAT FASTENING DEVICE FOR BOXES Filed Jan. 16, 1939 INVENTOR. (76558 mI %2I5ATTORNEY.

Patented m 28, 1940 Jesse H. f Webb, Rochester, 1N.

& Lumber Rochester Box FOR BOXES Y., assignor to 00., Rochester,

N. Y., a corporation of New. York.

Application January 16, 1939,

Serial No. 251,156

'1 Claim?" (01. 211- This invention relatesito a cleat fastening de vicefor boxesand method of applying the same, w ith more particularreference to the type of box;

construction that includes walls made from fibreboard, plyboard, or thelike, held together by means of side and end cleats, with reinforcingcleats extending between the side cleats at pointsintermediate theendcleats, and it has for its object to provide a simple, practical,andinexpensive device for fastening the reinforcing cleats rigidly andpermanentlyinrelation to the side cleats.

While various types of construction have been heretofore proposed forthis purpose, it is a more particular object of the invention to afforda device of the character mentioned that can be easily and quicklyapplied,'and which whenin place looks or retains the reinforcing cleatsmore securely attached to the side cleats than heretofore, and in such amanner as effectivelyto prevent bulging or loosening of the reinforcingcleats.

Another purpose of the inventionis to provide a construction such thatone cleat engages and holds in place the securing meansthat attach thefastening device to the other cleat.

A further object of the invention is to afford a construction that isgenerally applicable in the manufacture of boxes, wherever there is needfor attaching the end of one cleat to the edge of another cleat, in suchmanner as to hold the parts securely in the desired relationship.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the construction andarrangement of parts that will appear clearly from thefollowingdescription when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, thenovel features being pointed out in the claim following thespecification. v i

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a viewin side-elevation of a box constructed in accordancewith one embodiment of the invention; 1

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of F 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective device, showing its form applied to a box;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view partially broken away, showing a wall andside cleat of a. box, and illustrating the manner in which the fasteningdevice is initially applied to a side cleat, and

Fig. 5 is a similar perspective view of a portion of a box showing areinforcing cleat positioned with one end against the side cleat, andthe fastening device bentover the reinforcing cleat and attachedthereto. f

view of the fastening or shape before being the side cleats I,

' or loosening, and consequent bulging While .the invention maybeapplied in elites 'ways to secure together abutting cleats or other,

equivalent elements of a box, it is here shownas applied to aconventional type of box that includes side cleats l and end cleats Zwhich are ii attachedto a wall 3 of plyboard, fibreboard, or

the like, by. nailsor other suitable fastening, de-' vices 4. It will beunderstood that the remaining sides and ends ofthe box are similarlyconstructed of plyboardor-fibreboard wallssecured to side 1 andendcleats which are suitably nailed to the side and end cleats shown inFig. 1, as; usual; in this class of construction. p j U Y 5 designates areinforcingcleat located between parallel to and preferably intermediatethe end cleats 2, for the purpose of strengthening-the wall 3 andpreventing its outward bulging when the box is filled with merchandise.It is important and especially desirable to secure the reinforcing cleat5- to the side cleats I so as to-hold-these parts permanently in theposition shown and prevent their separation' of the reinforcing cleat 5.

To accomplish this, I employ a fastening de- 25 vice preferably formedof sheet metal and comprising the two right-angle portions 6 and I. Theportion 6 lies between the edge of the side cleat l and the end of thereinforcing cleat 5 and is at-, tached tothe adjacent surface of thesidecleat l 30 by nails or securing means 8 while the rightangle portion 1overlies the outer surface of the reinforcing cleat 5 and is attachedthereto by the nails or securing means 9. The portion '1 may also beprovided with angular flanges, l0 which 5 portions 6 and I from theflatwise relation shown in Fig. 3 to the final right angular relationshown in Fig. 2. The portionli is preferably of a width corresponding tothat of the side cleat I, and the device is initially applied bylocating the portion 6 against the edge of the side cleat' l with theinnermost edge of the portion 6 abutting the plyboard or? fibreboardwall The portionB is secured in this position by driv 3, as shown inFig. 4.

ing nails 8 through the openings provided for this purpose in theportion 6.

It will be understood that similar fastening 65,

' wall 3 devices are applied to opposite side cleats, in posi tion toreceive both ends of a reinforcing cleat, and after the devices areapplied and attached as shown in Fig. 4, the reinforcing cleat 5 ispositioned with its ends abutting the portions 6 of the fasteningdevices. Following this, the portions are bent over in the manner shownin Fig. 5, and attached to the reinforcing cleat 5 by means of thesecuring devices or nails 9. The wall 3 may be further secured to thereinforcing cleat 5 by nails or attaching devices l3 driven from theinside of the boX or inside surface of the wall therethrough and intothe reinforcing cleat 5, as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that when the reinforcing cleat is positioned andsecured in the manner described, its ends lie against the nails 3 orother securing devices and effectively prevent their loosening or beingremoved from the side cleats I, so that a permanent and rigid attachmentbetween the fastening devices and the side cleats is definitely assured.At the same time, any loosening or rela tive movement of the reinforcingcleat 5 is effectively prevented by the bent-over portion 7 and thesecuring devices 9, so that once the fastening device is secured inplace in the manner described, there is little likelihood of anyloosening of the reinforcing cleat 5 or bulging of the attached cf thebox in the course of its ordinary use.

Whi1e the invention has been described with reference to a certaindetailed embodiment, it is not confined to the particular constructionshown, and this application is in tended to cover such othermodifications or departures may come within the purposes of theimprovement or the scope of the following claim.

I claim:

In a box structure comprising walls of thin material, the combinationwith side cleats extending endwise and secured to said walls, and areinforcing cleat also secured to said walls and extending crosswisebetween two side cleats, of fastening devices at both ends of thereinforcing cleat securing it between the two side cleats, each tions ofthe fastening devices adjacent thereto and being coextensive with saidright-angle portions, the other of said right-angle portions overlyingthe outer face of the reinforcing cleat and extending entirelythereacross, securing means attaching the last mentioned right-angleportion i to the outer face of the reinforcing cleat, and flangesextending inwardly from the ends of said last mentioned right-angleportion and embrac ing the opposite edges of the reinforcing cleat, saidflanges extending entirely across the ends of said right-angle portionand the inner ends of said flanges abutting the adjacent edges of saidfirst mentioned right-angle portions.

JESSE I-I. WEBB.

of the side cleat and having a

